GREAT SUPER BOWL GAME...

Congratulations, Green Bay..!!

Grandmother Kline's Coconut Custard Pie

  

 My cousin Linda was recently at the Salon for one of her maintenance appointments:)

during one of our many conversations,

I shared I was looking for a 

Coconut Custard Pie Recipe..

Linda was quick to share she had

an old cookbook of her

Grandmother Kine's Family Recipes...

and among those recipes,

was a simple and yummmy recipe

for 

Coconut Custard Pie,

which Linda swears is the best

Coconut Pie

North of Mississippi and along the entire East Coast...!!

I remember Grandmother Kline 

 being one of the sweetest ladies,

She simulated the true meaning of

"Grandmother"

Always had a treat for us and

a beautiful smile..

Linda's Grandparents lived in the house

directly beside her home,

The yards connected where we spent 

summers under the big Apple Tree...

My visit would always include 

a sneak away with Linda to

Grandpa and Grandma Kline's...

I cherish family recipes,

I was fortunate to have learned

most of my Grandmother's recipes

 watching and helping my mother...

The only concern is,

most are not written down,

they are stored in my small brain...

I really must take the time some day to 

journal them for future generations..

I occasionally get a call from my 

brother, Mike in Texas asking for a certain 

recipe or how this and that is prepared...

His usual response is...

"I think the kids will like it!?"

Seriously brother,

We both know your salivating for

one of mom's yummy meals or desserts..!!

 I give my chuckle and gladly 

recite the ingredients and directions...

This pie recipe is a winner..!

  COCONUT CUSTARD PIE

• 1/2 C SUGAR
• 2 EGGS
• 1 Cup MILK
•  1 Cup COCONUT
•  PINCH SALT   

PLACE OVEN RACK IN LOWEST POSITION.

  HEAT OVEN TO 450 ~ PREPARE PASTRY SHELL FOR DEEP DISH PIE

BEAT EGGS SLIGHTLY BY HAND WITH WIRE WHISK AND ADD REMAINING INGREDIENTS \ POUR FILLING INTO PIE PLATES

TO PREVENT SPILLING, PLACE ON COOKIE SHEET. 

BAKE 20 MINUTES.

REDUCE OVEN TEMP TO 350

BAKE 10 TO 15 MINUTES LONGER OR UNTIL KNIFE INSERTED HALFWAY BETWEEN CENTER AND EDGE COMES OUT CLEAN.  

YOU CAN LEAVE IN LONGER TO BROWN COCONUT TO DESIRED BROWNING.  

AFTER COOLING TO ROOM TEMP, REFRIGERATE 4  HOURS OR UNTIL CHILLED.  REFRIGERATE ANY LEFTOVERS.

I topped with Whipped Cream and Fresh Coconut

Tomorrow is the Super Bowl,

I hope some pie is left...

 This Blog Post Is Linked To
Sweets For A Saturday

This week has been long and challenging....

I try to keep an upbeat attitude and find the positive

in whatever is presented to me.

I honestly can say,

I am finding myself to question the

"Why"

Within hours I have learned of

three different individuals who are

dear to me fighting very

invasive conditions that ultimately will be

life altering,

changing their lives as they have known it..Forever!

I have trained for this..

I have been the one who would sit and listen,

holding the hand of the scared and frightened...

offering words of comfort,

focusing on the positive..

Today...

As the devastating messages were coming 

to me from Houston, TX..John Hopkins, MD

and one close to home...

I felt so helpless,

my words, to me...so empty.

My day has been one of many prayers

and 

trying to understand and educate...

 SO...

The only remedy I can think to do along with my prayers..

Bake Something!

I was given a recipe today for an old family recipe,

Coconut Custard Pie...

This recipe is very simple with few ingredients..

My plan for this weekend,

making some Coconut Custard Pies..

I will post the recipe after I bake and sample:)

Have a great weekend..

GO STEELERS..!!

Chipping Away....

This is what I awoke to this morning...

It could have been much worse,

so I will not complain...too much!

 

What greeted me when I opened my

French Doors in my kitchen

leading out to my deck...

Apparently the Groundhog in some areas saw his shadow,

other areas he did not...

I will just wait and see what the 

Good Lord brings my way..!

I am hoping for a fast melt...

I have shopping to do for the 

Super Bowl...

Still trying to decide the menu.

Have a great day and enjoy the beauty of it all...

Immobilized

Today was THE day I had planned to

visit The Good Cooking Store..

This is what is happening where I live:(

The "Red" area that clearly spells out

"ICE"

That's ME...

This winter has been a bit brutal here in PA

as in many other areas of the US...

Hoping your comfy and warm,

and if your needing to travel...

Be safe and give yourself plenty of time for travel

to arrive safely...!

I'll Take One Of Those and Two Of Them.....

Ordinary and Everyday sights 

here in PA Dutch County..

 I am so excited for the new addition we have

here in Lancaster County..!

The Good Cooking Store..

Click on for Link

Next to Pampered Chef,

This store will be my "new" best friend 

when it comes to niffy gadgets

for cooking and baking..

Be sure to read the Bio

on how 

"The Good Cooking Store"

came to be..

Her story from childhood 

is one to be shared by

many who are true

PA Dutch Heritage...

I am planning a trip to the

"Store" this coming week..

I will certainly share my thoughts

and new gadgets I am sure to Purchase!!

Stay safe and warm...

Have a fantastic week:)

K

You can't eat just one....!

Don't you just love a soft chewy cookie...?!

You would think having Christmas

Just a few weeks ago,

one would be all cookied out?

Truth be-told,

I'm such a sucker for a good cookie...

and I honestly did not bake cookies this year,

I only ate a few of those given to me as gifts,

which was plenty..!

I think the smaller size of the calorie packed treat 

makes me feel as though I am not over indulging...

too much:/

One of my favorite cookie is the very simple and easy

Peanut Butter with Chocolate Chips...

This cookie is right up there with the 

warm Chocolate Chip Cookie....

 

SShhhhhhhhh...

I'll tell ya a secret..

"I ate two straight from the oven"

I can't even begin to tell you how yummmmo they were...!!

 Peanut Butter Cookie Recipe

Ingredients

• 1/2 cup butter, softened
• 1/2 cup peanut butter
• 1 cup packed brown sugar
• 1/2 cup white sugar
• 2 eggs
• 2 tablespoons light corn syrup
• 2 tablespoons water
• 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
• 2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 2 cups chopped semisweet chocolate

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).
2. In a large bowl, cream together the butter, peanut butter, brown sugar, and white sugar until smooth. Beat in the eggs one at a time, then stir in the corn syrup, water, and vanilla. Combine the flour, baking soda, and salt; stir into the peanut butter mixture. Fold in chocolate chunks. Drop by 1/4 cupfuls 3 inches apart onto ungreased baking sheets.
3. Bake for 12 to 14 minutes in the preheated oven, or until edges are golden. Allow cookies to cool for 1 minute on the cookie sheet before removing to wire racks to cool completely.

Will You Be My Valentine....

Do you remember the days of handing out 

Valentine's Day Cards in school?

Remember getting the classroom list with 

all the names of the students in your class,

so you were sure not to forget someone

or

spell their name wrong....

I can remember...

I remember going to the stationary store

to chose my "special" Valentine's 

to be addressed by me in the most

perfect handwriting I could achieve for the 

grade and age I was at that given year....

And it seemed no matter how much you wanted 

to avoid getting those nasty 

different colored hearts

with the lame Valentine promise written on them..

Everyone from A to Z in your class

handed them out..!

My fondest memories were the years my son

hand crafted his own V-Day cards..

He attended private school during his primary school years,

and I would like to say his class size was

much less in size than the public school,

not so with his class.

Every year we searched for a theme,

purchased the materials needed

with Jere being ready and eager to start his 

V-Day Card Creations..
It was always very interesting what he created,
given the fact of his gender....

 I longingly remember the treats he brought home were

 those of Mother's who loved the kitchen

as much as I do...

Rarely did he come home with a V-Day treat 

that wasn't home made...

I miss those days,

It always gave me an excuse to whip up

a batch of something yummy 

to share...

Here is a link to some homemade Valentine's Cards 

Let the creativity juices flow for

your very own special Valentine this year!..

Food and Football Day......

Having mentioned before my Football Team is 

The Steelers..!

Today is the Big Day for

Big Ben 

and the Team..!!

Will Big Ben lead the team to a win today

against the Jets, 

for another trip to the Super Bowl...!?

I knew today would be a busy one,

so with that in mind...

last evening after a long day,

I put a nice size Pork Roast in the oven

for today's Feast of

Pork BBQ Sandwiches to munch on

while watching the Steelers and Jets battle it out for the 

AFC Championship..... 

After Church I finished preparing the BBQ,

And I must say...

It sure does smell good:))

Enjoy your Sunday and Have A Blessed Week...

K

I have been searching way too long for a

"good" Cranberry-Orange Muffin Recipe..

The search is complete..!!

I found this recipe over at 

Glorious Treats

The combined ingredients of Cranberry and Orange

with your morning coffee is 

one to savor every bite....

Cranberry-Orange Muffins  

1 cup dried (sweetened) cranberries

1/3 cup fresh orange juice

2 cups all purpose flour

1 teaspoon baking powder

1/2 teaspoon baking soda

1/4 teaspoon salt

1 teaspoon powdered ginger

1/2 cup (1 stick) unsalted butter, at room temperature

1 Tablespoon fresh orange zest (the zest of one whole orange)

2/3 cup sugar

2 eggs

1 teaspoon vanilla extract

1 teaspoon orange extract

2 Tablespoons oil (vegetable, canola or olive)

1/2 cup milk (any fat content)

 Directions ~

1.)  Preheat oven to 375 F.  Line a muffin/cupcake pan with paper liners.

2.)  Zest one whole orange (making about 1 Tablespoon of zest) and set aside.

Squeeze the juice from that one orange (about 1/3 cup).

3.)  Put the orange juice (if needed, add some prepared orange juice to the fresh juice to make 1/3 cup) and the cranberries in a small saucepan and bring to a simmer.  Simmer about 5 minutes, stirring as needed.  Turn off heat and set aside.

4.)  In a large bowl add the flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt and ginger, and set aside.

5.)  In the bowl of an electric mixer, cream the butter, orange zest and sugar until light and fluffy (about 2 minutes).

6.)  Scrape down the side of the bowl, then add in the eggs (one at a time), vanilla, orange extract, and oil.  Blend until well combined.

7.)  Add the flour mixture, alternating with the milk (add about half of the flour mixture, then some milk,then the rest of the flour, and the rest of the milk).  Fold in the cranberries.  Do not over mix.

8.)  Scoop batter into prepared muffin/cupcake pan. 

Bake muffins about 20 minutes (test with a toothpick, there should be moist crumbs, but not wet).

9.)  Cool muffins on a wire cooling rack. 

Enjoy the muffins while still warm, or when cool.  They are best the day they are made, but are still very good the next day. 

Yields about 8 large or 12 medium (standard) muffins.

Recipe Source ~  Glorious Treats

Yes....I am a huge Steelers Fan!

Soup...Warms The Heart and Soul

 MMMMM.....Soup

It's what's for Lunch, Dinner and sometimes a snack..

I love soup

After our Christmas Ham Dinner,

I promptly placed the Bone from the Ham

into my deep freezer for a cold day in

January when I knew I would crave a nice

hot bowl of soup..

The day has/had come...

I prepared this pot of Ham and Bean soup with Rivals

a few days ago,

when the weather forecast was predicting

a Cold and Snowy start to the week..

The "white" you see on the top

is what we in PA Dutch Country call..

"Rivals"

Rivals are a,

Crumb Size Noodle...

Made with flour and egg.

Simply put about two cups of flour to one egg in a small bowl,

and gently mix together with a fork.

Take small amounts of the mixture

and drop by your hand

(your hand will get a bit messy)

into the Simmering Pot of Soup...

Giving a gentle stir after each handful.

This Crumb Egg Noodle is added to 

many Soups made here in PA,

if your a true PA Dutch Cook...!

I let my soup Simmer for at least 30 mins

after all ingredients are added,

giving a gentle stir every now and then...

 

Now here is a fine looking pot of

Ham and Bean Soup with Rivals...

This pot of Soup lasted two days..

warming it for lunch and dinner,

I must say, too

with each warm-up..

the taste was enhanced with all the flavors of this 

comfort food on a cold and windy day.

Instructions:

Make a pot of broth with a Ham Bone or Ham Hock,

Cooking for approx. 1 1/2 hours.

Remove Bone or Hock from Broth and trim ham

from bone, removing any fat.

Add the ham you just removed back into the broth.

**(You may need to purchase more ham to add to the soup

if your only using ham leftover from a ham bone,

you can find ham cubes in your meat department at most 

grocery stores or purchase a Ham Hock 

and cook along with the ham bone to make the broth)**

Take two or more Large Cans of Northern Beans and

rinse each can of the beans in a culender,

then adding them to the broth.

Let the beans cook on Med Heat for about 10-15 mins

with the ham.

Add some Tomato Juice or V8 Juice,

whichever you have on hand or like..

Add the juice to fill the pot full to the top...

Stir gently and let this continue to cook on Med heat.

Mix your Crumb Egg Noodle together

Add this as instructed above.

After the Rivals have been added,

Stir the soup gently and place a lid on top

leaving a small opening on one side,

and let the soup simmer for 30 mins or so...

I cook all my soups in my

"Green Pan"

this pan allows me to keep the soup in the pot 

and store in the refrigerator over night,

I simply take the pot from refrigerator to stove

the next day and warm up 

for another hot and tasty bowl of soup..!

Bon Appetit

Tiffany, one of the gal's I work with at my business,

Shared some of her homemade

Banana Nugget cookies with me..

She claims had she not shared the half dozen with me,

She would have eaten them all...

Well Tiffany, 

Thanks..!

Cause now "I" ate them ALL...!!

This cookie recipe is the tastiest...EVER!

The texture of the cookie is very moist,

it reminds me of fresh Banana Bread,

Minus the strong taste of Banana..

If that makes any sense..?!

I would have posted a picture,

but they didn't last long enough:))

Banana Nugget Cookies

Tiffany Miller

1 ½ c flour

½ tsp baking soda

1 tsp salt

¼ tsp nutmeg

¾ tsp cinnamon

¾ c shortening

1 egg

1 ½ c mashed bananas

1 ¾ c quick oats

1 c sugar

Chocolate chips

Mix all dry ingredients together.

Set aside.

Mix rest of ingredients and beat well.

Combine dry ingredients into mixture.

Bake cookies at 350 degrees until done.

Coconut Ice Cake

My Blogger Friend Chris,

who I have come to adore immensely...!

Posted this recipe on Facebook

I plan on making this easy sweet treat for 

Valentine's Day..!

And maybe before:))

RECIPE FOR COCONUT ICE

5¼ cups icing sugar

2½ cups coconut
395g can sweetened
condensed milk
1 egg white, beaten lightly
...pink food coloring
METHOD

Line deep 19cm-square cake pan with strips of baking paper.

Sift icing sugar into large bowl; stir in coconut, then condensed milk and egg white.

Divide mixture in half; tint half with pink coloring. Press pink mixture into pan then top with white mixture. Cover; refrigerate about 3 hours or until set before cutting into squares.

Makes 64

The Frinzy Begins..

Well...the Holiday is officially over for me today:(

Today my son returns home from a Holiday Vacation in Pittsburgh 

with very close friends of his High School Years...

So after today...

It will be back to whirlwinds of quickly entering through one door,

grabbing a bite to eat and out another door..

Going to the dryer to find clothing left there from

the night before, 

by someone else;/

The kitchen sink needing to be emptied first thing  in the morning,

only to have the dishwasher within inches...

It's the life of,

I know you were here,

the proof is in the Sink, Dryer and Refrigerator...!!

But, I will not complain!!!

After All...

It's what makes a Parent a Parent...Helping their Children to achieve

a better life and responsibility all in due time..!!!!

I want my son to know this will always be his home,

and as long as he is working hard, achieving and being productive 

in society, I will clean a dish or two before I hear his spoken words,

"Mom, I was going to wash that"..!

Stay warm...and remember to check on that elderly neighbor 

during these cold dreary months..!

And if by chance you have an extra bowl of soup,

share it..!!

Tomorrow I will be making a large pot of Ham and Bean Soup with Rivals,

with the Ham Bone left over from Christmas Dinner..

Have a great week...

K

Unstoppable and Inspirational....

Chris Kaag, The Nephew of a very dear and long time friend of mine,

Is the Grand Prize Winner 

Of this year's

Penn StateFootball UnitedHealthcare All-Star of the Game award!!

"We are pleased to announce that Chris Kaag of Reading, PA is the 2010 Grand Prize winner of the Penn State Football UnitedHealthcare All-Star of the Game award. During each Penn State football broadcast UnitedHealthcare recognized one Penn State All-Star, someone who is making a healthy difference in their own life or the lives of others. This short slide show/video introduces the ten All-Stars from the 2010 Penn State Football Season and recognizes Chris as the Grand Prize winner. www.getupandmove.org
Thanks to UnitedHealthcare for sponsoring this creative promotion to recognize Penn State fans who make a difference."

 

 

 Chris is such an inspiration to ALL who come in contact with him...

A hereditary debilitating Neuro-Muscular disease 

may have effected Chris with physical limitations,

but the disease has not stopped Chris

from pushing forward, achieving the highest levels

and most importantly...

Giving Back!!

  

Congratulations Chris...!!

 

Me with Proud Aunt, Vickie

This picture was taken recently at the Open House 

for my Salon Business...

Vickie has always been a true, supportive and dear friend...!